Austrian President believes in VN friendship

Austrian President Heinz Fischer has expressed his belief in the future
of the development of cooperation and friendship between his country and
Vietnam.

While receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thiep,
who presented his credentials on May 17, the President said he hoped
the relationship would see new development steps in 2012, when the
countries celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

The
President recalled his memory of participating in the European movement
against the war in Vietnam when he was younger, as well as his
impressions of the visit to Austria in 2008 by President Nguyen Minh
Triet.

He congratulated the Vietnamese people on their achievements recorded in national development and international integration.

Ambassador
Nguyen Thiep expressed his pleasure with important progress in the two
countries’ friendship and cooperation since the visit to Austria by
President Triet.

He assured his host that Vietnam, with its
foreign policy of multilateralisation and diversification, would
continue developing multifaceted cooperation with Austria.

Earlier,
Ambassador Nguyen Thiep, who is also head of the Vietnamese permanent
delegation to international organisations in Vienna, presented
credentials to the head of the United Nations office and the general
director of Vienna-based international organisations./.